The QUAD members namely India, US, Australia and Japan have largely agreed on the annual summit schedule which will happen rotationally between the four countries. Zee Media has learnt that Japan will host the summit in 2022, India in 2023 and Australia in 2024.
The QUAD grouping was elevated to leaders level this year with the first in-person summit happening in Washington on September 24.
A joint statement after the summit had said, "Our leaders and foreign ministers will meet annually and our senior officials will meet regularly."
The September QUAD summit saw US President Joe Biden hosting Indian PM Narendra Modi, Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide.
One of the biggest outcomes of that summit was the launch of the QUAD Fellowship that will sponsor 100 students per year — 25 from each Quad country — to pursue masters and doctoral degrees at leading STEM (science technology engineering and mathematics) graduate universities in the United States.
The QUAD grouping is also working on High-Standards Infrastructure, forming a Green-Shipping Network, establishing a Clean-Hydrogen Partnership and launching a Semiconductor Supply Chain Initiative.